Mussels

[LIreefguy]

Recently been noticing a lot of little mussels like things all over my rocks. Some are the size a grain of rice , others are bigger. Has to be like 15-20 probably more that I can't see.

I did get rocks from Indonesia. Any chance they are breeding in the tank or just been there

Only thing is haven't added any new rock to my tank in probably 9 months at least. How did these tiny ones get there ?


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[humphreyhh]

Mussels

I used to have the normal clams, none of them lived long in my tanks. I think mussels too are filter feeders like the clams. They need very high nutritious water with large amount of plankton and other microscopic free-floating lives. Usually our tank water can't support them because it's too "œclean".

But your system seems to work so congrats!


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[LIreefguy]

I used to have the normal clams, none of them lived long in my tanks. I think mussels too are filter feeders like the clams. They need very high nutritious water with large amount of plankton and other microscopic free-floating lives. Usually our tank water can't support them because it's too "œclean".

But your system seems to work so congrats!


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Lol you calling my system dirty


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[Hadla]

They just need a very established system... my biocube is about 4 years old and I have a few big mussels living in it that I got from my lfs who has a bunch of them for like a dollar or two each

 

[LIreefguy]

Yes I understand how they live. Was wondering if they could breed in tank since I have a lot and maybe are tiny. Few are big. They seem to grow fast


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[ohsoreef]

Yes I understand how they live. Was wondering if they could breed in tank since I have a lot and maybe are tiny. Few are big. They seem to grow fast


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It's possiable, could you post a pic of the smaller ones? I have a few in one of my systems but they are all between an inch and 3.

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[LIreefguy]

I'll try to get a picture. They are tiny probably smaller than your pinkie nail. The biggest is about the size of quarter

Also it's amazing how they can move around.


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[Hadla]

Yeah and how attached they can get to something! They’re strong little things!

 

[LIreefguy]

Here is one I just found. Too small imo to be in my tank for 9 months


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[LIreefguy]

Does anyone know the species name


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[pagojoe]

No, but it is a true mussel, maybe Septifer genus.

 

[LIreefguy]

No, but it is a true mussel, maybe Septifer genus.

Pagojoe. Can these breed in home aquariums.

I have found a ton of these ranging from rice size to half dollar sizes

I did used to get boxes of corals from indo but haven't gotten any since the ban. For the babies ones to be hitchhiker seems odd to me


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[pagojoe]

Not very likely, but stranger things have happened.